Noun: initialization i,ni-shu-lu'zey-shun [N. Amer], i,ni-shu-lI'zey-shun [Brit]
- (computing) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
"initialization is rarely needed on modern hard drives";
- low-level formatting, initialisation [Brit]
Derived forms: initializations
Type of: data format, data formatting, format, formatting
Encyclopedia: Initialization